![]() P-EBT and free school meals are critical for them. " Kinship families – kids being raised by grandparents who are at high risk themselves, and. It is a technicality that is playing out on the most vulnerable families," she explains. "That is a choice that we shouldn't be forcing families to make. In many places, these academies are families' only remaining online option.Ĭooper says the USDA is forcing some families to choose between keeping children home, for fear of COVID, and sending them back to school so they can receive free breakfast and lunch. Many vulnerable children depended on P-EBT last year and are now enrolled in virtual schools because of continued COVID concerns. Yes, virtual academies are traditionally excluded from the school lunch program, Cooper says, but there's nothing traditional about this school year. "We're trying to fit the current problem into rules that were designed pre-pandemic," says Rachel Cooper, a senior policy analyst with the nonprofit think tank Every Texan. I told a friend not to work there and she quit in one day.We're trying to fit the current problem into rules that were designed pre-pandemic. My experience working at California Virtual Academies was terrible. No one answered your questions and would direct you to another person who would direct you to another person.Ĭollaboration with my colleagues at California Virtual Academies is good. In general, managers at California Virtual Academies are awful! There is zero managing happening. There is always turnover and they can get rid of you anytime they want although they’re desperate for employees so probably wouldn’t. In terms of job security at California Virtual Academies, I think there is none. They were cheap and didn’t want to advance people even if they worked hard and deserved it. Most company pay their employees 1/3 more than what Cava was paying. My pay and benefits at California Virtual Academies are terrible. There’s a lot of busy work but nothing was difficult and my work ended after the day was over. Work-life balance at California Virtual Academies is fine. Benefits are terrible, but that is the norm for teachers. ![]() Additional units do not increase your salary, only receiving a masters/doctorate. Teachers are compensated on average for California teachers (depending on your location). Everybody (including students) can feel like "just a number." It is also pretty easy to disassociate yourself from students when things get overwhelming. Most of they year, the bulk of teacher work is getting students and families to "engage" with their schooling. Students are expected to be "in school" for at least 6 hours a day. The communication of expectations to new families needs to be upgraded. I expect at least 3 nights per year to be for all-nighters for working on administrative work. The stresses of teaching are slightly different here, but still intense. ![]() My blaring weakness in brick and mortar classrooms was classroom management and that is almost a non-existent issue here. If you don't enjoy being at your computer all day and using innovative techniques to get families and students to engage, then you will hate it here. ![]() If your strengths as a teacher are instruction, data analysis, and administrative work, then you will do well here. ![]()
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